DC Studios Boss James Gunn Says Lack Of DC Content In 2024 Is "Great" For Upcoming DCU Reboot

DC Studios Boss James Gunn Says Lack Of DC Content In 2024 Is "Great" For Upcoming DCU Reboot

DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn has addressed the lack of DC content heading our way in 2024, and while one fan worries it will "kill" the brand, the Superman: Legacy director has a different perspective.

By JoshWilding - Dec 17, 2023 04:12 PM EST
Filed Under: DC Studios

2024 is going to be a strange year for superhero movies.

Sony Pictures will release three live-action "Spider-Verse" titles, with Madame Web, Kraven the Hunter, and Venom 3 spread throughout the year. Marvel Studios, meanwhile, only has one event picture coming to theaters, and the hope is that Deadpool 3 can save the MCU and the increasingly unpopular Multiverse Saga.

Then, there's DC. 

2023 has been disastrous for the brand, with Shazam! Fury of the Gods, The Flash, and Blue Beetle all flopping (Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is likely next). While a DC Studios-led reboot looms, 2024 will deliver only Joker: Folie à Deux and, hopefully, the fourth and final season of Superman and Lois

Even 2025 looks relatively quiet seeing as Superman: Legacy is currently the sole DCU movie heading our way, On the plus side, the year should at least conclude with The Batman II

Asked by a fan on Threads whether he's concerned that a lack of DC content in 2024 will "kill the brand," DC Studios co-CEO James Gunn replied, "I think it’s great for us for the reset."

This is true and it's the same reason Marvel Studios has taken its time with a new X-Men movie after Dark Phoenix bombed. However, a single year and a Joker sequel might not be anywhere near enough to wash away 2023 - or the past few years - from the mouths of moviegoers who have soured on DC. Does anyone who isn't a hardcore fan know that Superman: Legacy is taking place in a new, rebooted universe? 

If Waller, for example, arrives before that and stars a bunch of DCEU actors, then the risk is they'll have no reason to think it's anything other than more of the same. 

On the plus side, Gunn appeared to confirm that Creature Commandos is coming next year in a separate reply, so we will have that to look forward to.

Earlier this year, the filmmaker shared his hopes for how the DCEU's final movies would lead into the new and improved DCU. "I think that we’ve gotten lucky with the next four movies because we have Shazam, which leads into Flash, which resets everything, which then goes into Blue Beetle, which is totally disconnected (from everything that came before) and can be a part of the DCU, which goes into Aquaman, which leads into Superman: Legacy, our first big project."

"But the one thing that we can promise is that everything from our first project forward will be canon and will be connected. We’re using some actors from the past, we’re not using other actors from the past, but everything from that moment forward will be connected and consistent."

Are you relieved to (mostly) be getting a year off from DC in 2024?

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r1g0r
r1g0r - 12/17/2023, 4:17 PM
Sure.
I'd RATHER they take the time to provide quality vs quantity.
dragon316
dragon316 - 12/17/2023, 5:39 PM
@r1g0r - marvel take notes
DaHULK2000
DaHULK2000 - 12/17/2023, 7:10 PM
@r1g0r - The Batman 2 is never happening, gunn wants to pivot away from the Pattinson misfire..ask yourself

Do you really think theres gonna be "two" active batman franchises at the same time, especially when one didn't perform as expected,.having the Pattinson franchise around at the same time as the new one is overkill..this is a similar situation to rian Johnsons star wars trilogy that will never see the light of day,but is still mentioned by him every now and again as a means to save face..Gunn says that there isn't even a script for it yet which speaks volumes at this point...only a pitch.

BeNice123
BeNice123 - 12/17/2023, 7:19 PM
@r1g0r - exactly, i work construction, i always tell my guys, take the time to finish your work the RIGHT WAY! Dont have ass that shit!
philinterrupted
philinterrupted - 12/17/2023, 7:54 PM
@DaHULK2000 - misfire? The Batman was a hit.

TheNewYorker
TheNewYorker - 12/17/2023, 8:39 PM
@DaHULK2000 - take a nap.
r1g0r
r1g0r - 12/17/2023, 8:39 PM
@DaHULK2000 -
The batman generated $771 million.
Nobody walks away from that much potential.
LSHF
LSHF - 12/17/2023, 4:17 PM
Agree.
dracula
dracula - 12/17/2023, 4:23 PM
Deadpool 3 is the only real competition, Joker 2 has next year

Venom 3 will probably do well

Only competition between Kraven and Madame Web is which will bomb harder

Marvel studios only has 1 movie coming out next year

Havent seen that since 2010 with iron man
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 12/17/2023, 4:29 PM
I mean we also have The Penguin and possibly Creature Commandos too next year so it isn’t too light…

Personally I’m glad we have a light year in 2024 for comic book media , I hope it can help DC with its relaunch aswell as help Marvel course correct on things they feel need to be improved.

Hoping for the best , fingers crossed!!.
GhostDog
GhostDog - 12/17/2023, 4:33 PM
He’s not wrong at all
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 12/17/2023, 4:33 PM
Good, no point in hemorrhaging money releasing a bunch of crap. I'm honestly ready for a new slate at this point that hopefully feels better planned out.
EgoEgor
EgoEgor - 12/17/2023, 4:42 PM
Man does this guy ever stop talking? There's like a an article every few days of him saying something about the film or the dcu.

There's a limit to being so open. He better back up his talk with his films otherwise people gonna sour on him real quick.
LeonNova
LeonNova - 12/17/2023, 4:45 PM
@EgoEgor - Yeah, how dare he interact with the fans and talk about the films he’s working on
EgoEgor
EgoEgor - 12/17/2023, 5:04 PM
@LeonNova - Let the films do the talking. Make the announcements when it's needed, but it feels like too much for me. I'm saying it for his own good. "Fans" will turn on him in a heartbeat. And all this constant talk might set him up for high expectations he can't deliver on.
bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 12/18/2023, 2:28 AM
@EgoEgor - they movies will do the talking. The problem only is that they're years away.
marvel72
marvel72 - 12/17/2023, 4:43 PM
Disney Marvel have Deadpool 3 in 2024 which is nice but then in 2025 we have.

Captain America:Brave New World
Thunderbolts
Fantastic Four
Blade

So they've learnt nothing from previous mistakes.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 12/18/2023, 5:58 AM
@marvel72 - So one big event movie next year and one big event movie in 2025 (Fantastic Four).

The other three MCU moviesin 2025 are the equivalent the the three shitty Sony movies we're getting in 2024!
Batmangina
Batmangina - 12/17/2023, 4:46 PM
Madame Web and Kraven are gonna get all that sweet, sweet CBM money, bruh.

I hereby predict that Echo action figures will outsell perennial favorites Shuri and Captain Marvel and that Gay Black Doctor WHO will supplant Chick Doctor as the all time number one favorite almost immediately.

That old white guy with the scarf will be on the trash heap of history where he belongs - underneath Davros' wheelchair.

2024 is going to be the Best Year EVAR
DocSpock
DocSpock - 12/17/2023, 7:39 PM
@Batmangina -

Well done young one. Well done indeed.

MarvelZombie616
MarvelZombie616 - 12/17/2023, 4:48 PM
I already saw the Madame Web trailer in a theatre last week before Godzilla minus one.
Nobody in the audience was excited.
I will watch it on valentines day, but it will bomb.

Deadpool 3 is the most anticipated movie of 2024 according to Fandango and Wolverine the most anticipated character.
The movie will do $900+ million.

Kraven looks mostly great, only the transformation of the Rhino looks goofy, but there is still time to change that in post. The movie may be a decent success.

Venom will do well same as part 1 and 2.

Joker 2 will not do so well.
People won't like the musical numbers.
It may break even though.
MCUKnight11
MCUKnight11 - 12/17/2023, 4:58 PM
It doesn't even matter how Lost kingdom does, the last 2 years are going to be hard to recover from. There needs to be distance between the DCEU and the DCU.
MCUKnight11
MCUKnight11 - 12/17/2023, 5:03 PM
Glad that both Marvel and DC are scaling back next year. With Deadpool 3,Echo and Eyes of Wakanda being the only things confirmed for next year, the MCU can reevaluate itself and come back stronger in 2025. Legacy being the only DCU thing in 2025 as well will hopefully start correcting the mistakes the DCEU made. Not sure if creature commandos is gonna move any needle though before then.
MCUKnight11
MCUKnight11 - 12/17/2023, 5:15 PM
Makes me wonder what will come out on top in 2025? A return to form for the MCU or the start of a new DC universe? Hopefully it will be the fans
bcom
bcom - 12/17/2023, 6:25 PM
@MCUKnight11 - Personally, I hope the new DCU can go toe to toe with the MCU. If both studios deliver top notch entertainment that continually pushes each studio to do better work than it's a win for everyone. We'll potentially get great MCU and DCU stuff to watch... Fanboys will still complain about everything though.
MCUKnight11
MCUKnight11 - 12/17/2023, 7:49 PM
@bcom - Competition does lead to improvement. DC is in a much worse spot than the MCU so it's going to take a while to be on par. Then again it might be a good thing. Maybe competition is what the MCU needs to put the pep back in its step.
bcom
bcom - 12/17/2023, 8:49 PM
@MCUKnight11 - Yep. You're right. I think that if Superman Legacy is a hit straight out of the box then that'll start the word of mouth buzz and get everyone talking about the DCU. I think in the lead up to Legacy being released DC Studios need to be smart with their marketing and make it clear this is something new and is not connected to what has come before it. If they do that well and the movie is a critical success then that could be enough to draw in the audience. If the new DCU gets off to a flying start then that could be enough for Marvel to take a step back to try and find that spark again.

I think this is a very exciting time for comic book movie fans to be honest. I really looking forward to what this new DCU could be.
KaptainKhaos
KaptainKhaos - 12/17/2023, 5:31 PM
Kraven: Bomb
Venom 3: Bomb
Madame Web: Bomb
Deadpool 3: Bomb
marvel72
marvel72 - 12/17/2023, 5:40 PM
@KaptainKhaos - I think Deadpool 3 and Venom 3 could do well but the others will probably flop.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 12/18/2023, 6:06 AM
@KaptainKhaos - Deadpool 3 is not going to bomb.

It will be to Fox Marvel what Endgame was to the MCU and what NWH was for Sony's Marvel films.
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 12/17/2023, 5:53 PM
Hey, we've had six flops in a row and the only movie we have coming out this year is a musical.
Great news! Great!

Up is down! Black is white! Four legs good, two legs bad!

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